Fun Fall Activities

 A beautiful sunrise from our backyard

 Our Gordon apple tree gave us the largest crop ever this year :)

 Grandpa reading to Lee

 Saying goodbye to Pat Wood at Wood Acres. After her husband passed away last year, she & her daughter kept up the farm, but it was too much. We have enjoyed going to Wood Acres since the kids were little. This year we bought Arkansas Blacks (the ugly apple) & Pearmains. Yum!

 Picnicking with my darling!

 We got to spend the day with Heather & Jeff--what a treat!

 Luanne came to the US for a month-long hibernation which began at Mom & Dad's for a week. Mom hosted a birthday party for Luke, Lars & "hello" to Luanne (the 3 L's)

 Gruncle Kirk, Graunt Gretchen with little Oliver Jensen

 Luanne & Daddy

 Around the dinner table. Young families are in the lanai.

 Oliver blew out his other outfit, so is wearing his big brother's sweatshirt-- in his grandpa's arms

 Grammy lighting the birthday candles for Luke (31) & Lars (2)

 Lars is learning how to hold up his two fingers

Lars loved his little flashlight he got as one of his gifts

Mom & Dad's 65th Anniversary Party

 "Thank you Lord for 65 years together" --Absolutely!

 Mom ordered yummy food from El Pollo Loco & only had to heat up some tortillas

 Sam DeHart, Lars Jensen, David, little Lee on the floor & Kirk

 Robin & Daddy

 Heather chatting with Madeline DeHart

 David & Kirk looking at Jeff's new iPhone

 Mom showing everyone the cake before I cut it

 Reading their cards

 The whole motley crew!

 Watching old family slides

 Philip imitating himself in a family picture!

 4 Mercedes at one time!

 Anders clowning around with the white screen

 Mom & her slide projector. We saw slides of their wedding, honeymoon (BEautiful!), all of the 12 grandkids growing up

Camp Grandma 8/1-8/3

 Abby went to her writing conference in LA for 3 days, so I watched Lee while Philip worked.

 Lee having breakfast in Philip and Heather's old highchair

 We started off with his "Discovery walk," which included studying
what a raccoon had done the night before to our planter.

 Once we got onto sloping areas, he rode in the stroller.

 One of Lee's favorite prepositions is UNDER!

 Stop and smell the flowers...

 ...or pull off and eat the tiny red tomatoes and strawberries.

 Lee said something VERY close to "Grandpa" when he came home from work! :)

 We enjoyed a delicious dinner with Bob and Esther Flores.
She had fun introducing him to her water fountain.

 She also has great Grandma toys:)

 We got this refrigerator box from our neighbor and it came in very handy. We were very busy cleaning out our garage on Saturday, so Lee had lots of fun in the box!

 He LOVED it when Grandpa gave him a ride on the dollie. He wanted more and more rides!

He enjoyed helping Grandpa clean things.

Then he needed a bath!

I think I was made for being a Grandma. ;)